Kutruva Nayanar

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Kutruva Nayanar
Personal
Born
Kalandai
ReligionHinduism
Organization
PhilosophyShaivism, Bhakti
HonorsNayanar saint,

Kutruva Nayanar, also known as Kootruva , Kutruva, Kutruvar, Kootruvar, Kurruva Nayanar, Kurruvar, Kurruvan, Kutruvanar, Kurrrruvar, Kalappallan and Kalappalar, was a chieftain of Kalandai and a Nayanar saint, venerated in the Hindu sect of Shaivism. He is generally counted as the 39th in the list of 63 Nayanars. Kutruva is often described as a Jain, who became a devotee of Shiva, the patron god of Shaivism.[1]

Life

The life of Kutruva Nayanar is described in the

Sekkizhar (12th century), which is a hagiography of the 63 Nayanars.[1][2] His name "Kutruva" means the "God of death" in Tamil.[3]

The Periya Puranam narrates that Kutruva was the chieftain of Kalandai (Kalantai). He was from the

Kailash, Shiva's abode after death.[4]

While the Periya Puranam does not explicitly describe as a

Tondai Nadu. Another suggestion identifies it as Peria Kalandai, Coimbatore district where the Adityesvara Shiva temple built by the Chola king Aditya I (c. 871 – c. 907 CE) stands.[5]

Remembrance

The images of the Nayanars are found in many Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu.

One of the most prominent Nayanars, Sundarar (8th century) venerates Kutruva Nayanar (called Kurran in the hymn) in the Tiruthonda Thogai, a hymn to Nayanar saints. He is described as the prince of Kalandai, who wields a spear.[6]

Kutruva Nayanar is worshipped on the

Anjali mudra) and sometimes a sword in the crook of his arm. He receives collective worship as part of the 63 Nayanars. Their icons and brief accounts of his deeds are found in many Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu. Their images are taken out in procession in festivals.[1]

References

  1. ^
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  2. ^ "The Puranam of Kootruva Nayanar". T N Ramachandran. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  3. ^ Cuttān̲anta Pāratiyār; Cēkkil̲ār (1970). The grand epic of Saivism. South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Pub. Society, Tinnevelly. p. 181.
  4. Swami Sivananda
    (1999). Sixty-three Nayanar Saints (4 ed.). Sivanandanagar: The Divine Life Society.
  5. ^ M. Arunachalam (1979). The Kalabhras in the Pandiya country and their impact on the life and letters there. University of Madras. pp. 60–2.
  6. ISBN 978-1-4008-6006-7
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